Atomic Wives and the Secret Library at Los Alamos
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1999
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American Libraries
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30
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| Issue |
11
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| Pagination |
53-56
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| Annotation |
Describes efforts to create a library from scratch, under extreme secrecy, to serve the needs of scientists working on building an atomic bomb. The library was staffed by non-librarians, working wives and members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC).
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